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StephF
at Sun Jun 26 08:55:26 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by StephF ]
Box turtles would get their calcium from a variety of different sources, probably in small but sufficient amounts: earthworms, snails, slugs, wild mushrooms, different fruits, bones of carrion (baby birds fallen from nest), etc.
Personally, in the case of Easterns, I have some doubts about the reported rates of consumption of leafy greens. Forest dwelling,individuals would not necessarily have greens available to them throughout their habitat.
Historically, dandelions would not have been a food source for them, so I'm not inclined to cite that as an example.
Stephanie
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